The Deets

Sara Duane from Twin Cities Spark interviewed me last week about The Deets. Check it out.

I had a little chat about my latest obsession, the Google PowerMeter service, on Quick On The UpTake with Mike McIntee this afternoon. Good times were had. The theme of the hour was energy conservation starting with my segment at 15 minutes into the segment embedded above (that a live studio shot of Mike doing [...]

Based on the underwhelming feedback that came in tonight, I get the impression that none of you watched FOX 9 tonight. Or, if you did, you blinked while I was on. Be patient with this clip if you can’t get enough of me. FOX 9′s Maury Glover was a really nice guy. We talked about [...]

Yo yo yo, if you’re stopping by from Metro Magazine and this is your first time at The Deets, here are a few links to topics mentioned in the Metro article: – Minneapolis – Yellow Pages – Graffiti – Toilet Paper Folding – Running And Johnny Northside, of course.

I had a chance to join the crew from the Minnov8 Gang to record a podcast this morning. We talked about a wide range of issues, including stuff I’m involved in. If you’ve ever wondered what I do when I’m not taking pictures of toilet paper, this is probably your best chance to find out. [...]

Google’s release of what the web looked like 10 years ago has been fun to play around with. I Googled myself, of course, and found an article I had forgotten about from 1996 regarding the windproof jockstrap company I used to own called The Hand: Humbug – Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: Give him [...]

Shoefiti was covered by Charlottesville, Virginia’s Daily Progress newspaper: ‘Shoefiti’ phenomenon has no clear answer Ed Kohler is the creator of shoefiti.com, a Web site that tracks shoefiti across the country and world. He says he created the term in 2005, after noticing shoes on utility lines near his Minneapolis, Minn., home. Nobody’s ever been [...]

Quick quote from your media whore about a new free WiFi network out of Spain that’s invading the United States: Starbucks’ Pushy New Neighbor Some businesses already offer free Wi-Fi as a way to attract customers. Large chain restaurants such as Schlotzsky’s and Panera Bread Co. have offered free Wi-Fi for years. In fact, Panera [...]